  Danilo Turk completes visit to Armenia October 12, 2010 - 13:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian presidential residence hosted a farewell ceremony in honor of Slovenian President Danilo Turk, who was on an official visit to Armenia. The Armenian and Slovenian Presidents had a separate meeting to summarize the outcomes prior to the farewell ceremony. After the ceremony, the Slovenian delegation led by President Danilo Turk visited the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to meet with All Armenian Catholicos, His Holiness Karekin II and to tour the Etchmiadzin Treasury and Cathedral. Later the same day, the Slovenian President and accompanying delegation left Armenia, the RA presidential press service reported.   Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
